| Autor: |
Heyns, Yolande, Roestenburg, Willem |
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Child Abuse Research in South Africa; 2019, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p14-29, 16p |
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Literature shows a lack of structured assessment and intervention protocols to manage the care of children with developmental delays and/or disabilities in rural child and youth care centres across South Africa. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of contextual implementation processes, issues and challenges in implementing an existing protocol for assessing and managing children with mental health concerns (ECO- MACH), with the goal of adapting it to the needed context. Data was collected by means of qualitative focus groups targeted at staff that have been trained in the use and implementation of the ECO-MACH. The effectiveness of the ECO-MACH could not be established entirely, because none of the participants implemented the protocol with fidelity. Results however provided valuable recommendations on how to improve implementation fidelity of an adapted protocol. Recommendations include improved and prolonged training, and the establishment of implementation teams that can render follow-up supervision and support. Further follow-up research will be conducted to translate the identified implementation challenges of the ECO-MACH into a version refined for use with children with developmental delays and/or disabilities in rural child and youth care centres. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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